sub·di·ac·o·nate (s b d - k  -n t)n. The office, order, or rank of subdeacon. [Late Latin subdi  contus, from subdiconus, subdeacon (partial translation of Late Greek hupodikonos) : Latin sub-, sub- + Late Latin diconus, deacon; see deacon.]sub di·aco·nal adj. |
subdiaconate [ˌsʌbdaɪˈækənɪt -ˌneɪt]
n
(Christianity / Roman Catholic Church) the rank or office of a subdeacon
[from Medieval Latin subdiaconus subdeacon + -ate2; see deacon]
subdiaconal adj
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